The Academic Intervention Project aimed to collaboratively identify strategies to support underperforming students through playful and creative academic skills sessions. University librarians, academic skills tutors, and college partners worked together over several planning meetings and sessions at Northern College. They developed activities like writing boot camps, referencing games, and analyzing journal articles through collage. Student feedback found that the playful theme increased engagement and created a safe space for learning. However, some sessions were less flexible and confused students. Organizers plan to further evaluate and refine interactive, playful sessions covering a wider range of topics.